Course: Polymer Materials Laboratory

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Course title Polymer Materials Laboratory
Course code UCHTML/C426
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Prokůpek Luboš, Ing. Dr.
  • Černý Michal, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bayerová Petra, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Filipi Michaela, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Machotová Jana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Week 1: Introduction to laboratories, safety, familiarization with basic laboratory procedures. Week 2: Synthesis of polymethyl methacrylate by emulsion polymerization. Week 3: Preparation of acrylic film-forming latex. Week 4: Rheological behavior of polymer solutions. Week 5: 3D printing technology. Week 6: Pretreatment and dyeing of natural and synthetic textile materials. Week 7: Testing of surfactants and chelating agents on a polymer basis. Week 8: Preparation of cellulose by the nitrate-alkaline method. Microscopy of the input material and polymer fibers. Week 9: Dyeing and brightening of cellulose and polymer materials using OZP. Week 10: Determination of the degree of polymerization of alpha, beta, gamma cellulose in polymer materials. Week 11: Synthesis of polyvinyl alcohol by hydrolysis from polyvinyl acetate. Synthesis of methyl methacrylate by block polymerization technology. Week 12: Determination of melt flow index on an extrusion plastometer and identification of polymers using flame test, pyrolysis test and solubility. Week 13: Completion of evaluation tests of polymer materials, completion of laboratories, protocols, cleaning.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The students will get acquainted with the procedures of laboratory preparation of polymers used in practice. The work procedures and used polymeric materials are in close connection with the industrial production of companies with which cooperation is established.
After completing the course, the student is able to participate in practical and experimental activities in research and development laboratories focused on polymer materials.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of organic and macromolecular chemistry. Basic skill in chemical laboratory.

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation

For each experiment must be made report, which is classified.
Recommended literature
  • Jarušek, Jaroslav. Metody zkoumání polymerů. Pardubice: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 1984. ISBN 80-85113-01-5.
  • Milič, Richard. Laboratorní příručka pro technologii polymerů. Pardubice: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 1990. ISBN 80-85113-23-6.
  • Mleziva J., Šňupárek J. Polymery-výroba, struktura, vlastnosti a použití. 2000.


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